does it require a heart montor? will it track my caloires all day of how much I burn
10007
No heart rate monitor is required. It will read your heart rate while on your wrist. It also has a readout for calories burned, steps taken & mileage.
10008
No, it does not require a heart monitor. It tracks your calories by how much it estimates based on your movements. I think it is pretty good at sensing movements. Again, I have no problems with it other that you care barely read the screen. I wish the background was dark and the numbers were light.
10009
No heart rate monitor is required. It will read your heart rate while on your wrist. It tracks your calories by how much it estimates based on your movements. So even if you dont wear it, you will find estimated calorie burn in your watch. If you are looking for actual calorie burn while work out then this watch is not helpful. Also step counter is not accurate. It sense based upon the movement of your hand not step.
2079362
Yes it does. It tracks duration, distance, avg.pace, avg. speed, max speed, and calories.
1443306
Yes if you wear the band. This is only a display of your numbers. You MUST wear the Body Media armband. The display will then show your calories burned. It's also easier if you purchase the monthly online service because it will show in graphs, etc. how you are doing, including sleep. Again, this is the display only so it doesn't track anything unless you wear the band. I use a different device now but I have always said that the Body Media armband is the "cadillac" of calorie/step monitors. Amazon sells the armband from Body Media. Check that out to get the full scope of information.
1836936
No. It just logs the data and you can see it in graph form after you upload it. You need a HRM watch to see your heart rate as you exercise. Here's a link to a wide range of HRM's... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_24?url=search-alias%3Dsporting&field-keywords;=omron%20heart%20rate%20monitor. You can get a good one for $35 (Omron). If you want GPS or more workout information then you pay more for a Garmin or Polar (or similar) unit.
1378419
Yes it does. I just got mine going 2 weeks ago. I like it. It is several programs or you can ride manually. It does track calories, has a timer, a pulse rate monitor and can be used to give a recovery report based on pulse. The calorie counter is the 3rd number from the bottom in the functions it is monitoring. My calories counter always runs when in use in the manual mode and I assume always.
1727425
Yes it does. You will have to reset each day though cause if you don't it will keep count of calories burn all the time and doesn't reset itself.
1985753
Yes, it has a timer along with calories burned and heart rate all on one screen.
786429
It uses a chest strap and an attached sensor to measure your heart rate. You input height, weight age and sex and it helps compute an accurate calorie count for an exercise session.
2124015
It's a great unit. It measures your HR thru a chest strap which works perfect. I've never had any issues with it. Yes, It can measure your HR out of the box but to get an accurate calorie count and max HR you need to perform a test which is really simple and it gives you the instructions on what to do. The calorie and HR count are accurate. Great buy. :)
1579042
The heart rate monitor goes around your chest and the watch is worn on your wrist. You can just wear the watch w/o the chest strap but it won't monitor your heart rate or calculate your calories.
1838562
Hi. The watch tracks your distance and strokes. You program your weight into the watch in setup, and the owners manual says that it uses this information to calculate calories burned based on distance and body weight.
2197828
No, the only way it will show calories burned is if you use a heart rate monitor
557963
It DOES take the Heart Rate Monitor into consideration. The vivofit estimates calories burned from activity in addition to resting calories (aka metabolic calories, aka being alive) calories. WITHOUT a Heart Rate Monitor the activity calories are based on steps (and height/weight/age/gender). WITH a Heart Rate Monitor the activity calories take heart rate into consideration. So at the end of the day you have a pretty accurate estimate of how many calories you've burned. (Well technically you have to wait until midnight because that's when the steps/calorie count resets.) There is a detailed review with more info here: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/garmin-vivofit-review.html#how-calorie-tracking-works
2009946
No it doesnt track heart rate however u can connect with a chest band bought from Nike store only...compatibility issues will be here fr some time...
1946116
Nope. You have to find an online calculator to calculate calories burned based on heart rate.
147017
I have never used it to count calories actually I used it as a timer, a watch and a heart beat monitor. it did that well when it was working
1643381
It tracks an "estimated" amount I think based on your height/ weight, and adds to this number based on your steps. So, yes, it records calories burned even while you sleep.